Jacksonville Officer Shoots Stabbing Suspect Charging at Him With Bucket

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Jacksonville, Florida — On August 6, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. officers were called to the area for a reported stabbing incident. They found a man, who has not been identified, stabbed to death in the front yard of a home on Pickett Street near Edgewood Avenue, which prompted a search for the stabber, later identified as 29-year-old Juan Johnson. Police believe Johnson and the stabbing victim knew each other. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Johnson was found lying in the bushes of a front yard and a dog was also found fatally stabbed near the same area, police said. According to JSO, an officer told Johnson to “show his hands” multiple times, but Johnson did not comply with the officer’s demands and instead, aggressively stood up. The officer used a stun gun on Johnson but that did not stop Johnson from grabbing a large metal bucket and running toward the officer, police said. The officer then
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